Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Uzbekistan summons Russian envoy over politician’s annexation remark
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's foreign ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador over a call by a Russian politician to annex the former Soviet republic, it said late on Thursday. Russian nation...
Dec 22, 2023
Congo awaits first provisional election results after messy vote
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo voters were waiting on Friday for the first results from presidential and legislative elections after an unscheduled day-long ballot extension that pr...
Dec 22, 2023
Russia dismisses Wall Street Journal’s ‘pulp fiction’ after Prigozhin death report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin accused the Wall Street Journal of publishing "pulp fiction" on Friday after it reported that the death of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash had been orc...
Dec 22, 2023
Taiwan, S.China Sea loom as dangers despite revived US-China military dialogue
By Yew Lun Tian and James Pomfret BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A resumption of military dialogue between China and the United States could help mitigate some tensions, but fundamental differences ove...
Dec 22, 2023
Russia calls prisoner swap talks delicate, accuses U.S. of leaks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top Russian diplomat said Moscow and Washington were still engaged in sensitive negotiations over a prisoner exchange, but accused the U.S. side of leaking details to the media. T...
Dec 22, 2023
Woman killed by falling Christmas tree on Belgian market square
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A woman was killed and two people were injured by a large Christmas tree that fell over in the Belgian city of Oudenaarde on Thursday evening, authorities said on Friday. Security...
Dec 22, 2023
Czech police patrol public areas, university lectures off after shooting
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech police tightened security around schools and other public buildings across the country and Prague's Charles University cancelled all lectures and events on Frid...
Dec 22, 2023
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to ex-PM Imran Khan
KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of his aides in a case related to an alleged leak of state secrets, his lawyer said. It w...
Dec 22, 2023
Norwegian cruise ship remains in North Sea following storm, power outage
By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud is still in the North Sea after a rogue wave and hurricane-force winds shattered windows on the bridge, causing a power outage ...
Dec 22, 2023
Japan eases arms export restrictions in first major overhaul in a decade
By Sakura Murakami (Reuters) - Japan eased its arms export restrictions on Friday, allowing it to export lethal weapons to certain countries, in the pacifist nation's first major overhaul of such curb...
Dec 22, 2023
